From: Anthony Sequeira (asequeira@internetworkexpert.com)
Date: Wed Dec 31 2008 - 15:21:25 ARST
This is so awesome. I am so glad to see that you enjoyed our materials
in your preparation.
Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626, CCSI #23251
Senior CCIE Instructor
asequeira@internetworkexpert.com
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On Dec 31, 2008, at 12:18 PM, Scott Vermillion wrote:
> Congrats sir!
>
>> special thanks to the admin who is running this wonderful free-for-
>> all
> resource
>
> Hehe. Yeah, it's both free for all and it certainly can be a free-
> for-all
> at times...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf
> Of
> Ahsan Mohiuddin
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 6:43 PM
> To: CCIE Lab
> Subject: Eureka! Eureka!
>
> Hello Folks,
>
> I passed my R&S Lab exam on Tuesday Dec 23, 2008. It was my 2nd
> attempt. I
> had passed my written in April 2007, also in 2nd attempt!
>
> 'The Journey' started in Jan 2003. It was a long road and a rough
> ride,
> sometimes side-tracked by other priorities or commitments. But I
> finally
> reached there.
>
> Some of the resources that I used during the course of my study are as
> follows:
>
> *Routing TCP/IP Vol.1 2nd Ed. (Jeff Doyle)* - I read it from page 1
> to page
> page 801 (last page), except Integrated IS-IS. I used to highlight a
> lot of
> text. During the next 3 years, I read all that highlighted text
> dozens of
> times over (typically these were the "Case Studies"). Caution! due to
> overuse, your book might begin to look like a scrapbook. Actually, I
> used
> two copies of the same book; one was 1st Ed (God rest its soul) and my
> current copy is 2nd Edition. Some of the stuff, for example OSPF
> Message
> formats and other such great depths of Routing theory can be safely
> skipped.
> Well, thats what I did.
>
> *Routing TCP/IP Vol.2 (Jeff Doyle)* - I read chapters 2 & 3 in their
> entirety. Again, the "Case Studies" were subjected to highlighting,
> underlining, encircling and every other tweak possible to make the
> text
> stand out. I did NOT do natting, multicast or anything else from
> this book.
> But these two books proved invaluable in laying the foundation for
> skill
> level that is required for building Core Reachability in the real
> exam.
>
> *Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) (David Hucaby)*
> - This
> book I also read from cover-cover. This book was my only resource on
> Layer-2
> switching until, ironically, I flunked my first lab attempt.
> Thereafter I
> added Cisco Doc CD as another resource to my pool. Excellent book,
> highly
> recommend.
>
> *CCIE Official Exam Certification Guide (Wendell Odom)* - Read only
> the
> sections not covered by the books listed above. I recommend it only
> for the
> written exam, as it gives you a bird's eye view of the course
> outline you
> are trying to cover. Otherwise it has certain flaws in the way the
> information is presented. As a reader you feel that you are going
> around in
> circles instead of being presented with a straightfoward Cause n
> Effect
> picture. Summary address calculation is explained in a horrible way.
> So
> instead, I would recommend this groupstudy link for figuring out
> summary
> addresses: http://www.groupstudy.com/archives/ccielab/200708/msg01716.html
>
> *Internetwork Expert's Class on Demand* - I used this resource
> enthusiastically at first but after a few months, my interest began
> to wane.
> I realized that I cannot sit back and take notes for long hours. So,
> I would
> recommend this resource only to those who are very good at listening
> to
> lectures and taking notes.
>
> *Internetwork Expert's Workbook Vol.2* - Although I did not purchase
> this
> workbook but I did get to work on a few labs presented therein.
> Recommend
> highly.
>
> *Narbik Kocharin's Advanced Tech Workbook* - Its an invaluable
> resource. The
> great thing about this book is, it does not let you get bored. As
> soon as
> you feel there is more explanation requird, you find it. Very concise.
> Absolute must-have.
>
> *The Key to CCIE* - After having failed the lab on my first attempt
> in May
> this year, I sat down and reviewed my strategy from A to Z. After
> spending
> many days on this analysis, I realized that if I go into the lab
> worried
> about the financial mess I am going to be in if I fail the lab, I am
> going
> to fail the lab. So, for my 2nd attempt, I planned ahead, asked one
> friend
> for a loan of USD 1400, and asked two more friends to keep a loan of
> USD
> 1400 each on standby. Thereupon I went into the lab and came out
> victorious.
> So for me, the key to ccie is this ---> if you are going to sit the
> lab but
> cannot foresee how you are going to provide financing for the next 2
> attempts, forget about ccie. Call it a psyche game because that is
> what it
> is.
>
> Thanks to all those who contribute on this group, and special thanks
> to the
> admin who is running this wonderful free-for-all resource.
>
>
>
> Everyone, have a Happy Holiday Season!!
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Syed Ahsan Mohiuddin
> CCIE# 23061
>
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